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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According a survey of underrepresented attorneys at Biglaw firms in Leopard Solutions’ white paper, “Diversity in Big Law: Aspirations, Challenges, and the Path Forward,” what percentage of respondents say they’ve experienced bias at their law firm? Hint: The bias reported includes a number…
Imagine stepping into a room filled with the most brilliant minds in intellectual property (IP) law, each conversation sparking new ideas and possibilities. This was my experience at a recent IP innovation conference, where I had the honor of delivering a keynote. As I looked out at the engaged faces of fellow IP professionals, I…
(Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I don’t know that I can disrespect someone more than J.D. Vance. — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), in comments given to author McKay Coppins concerning Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and his “MAGA makeover” during his run for office, for…
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rudy Giuliani is falling on his ass, and not just at the RNC. The man has actually managed to get his bankruptcy case un-dismissed, and appears to be well on the way to getting hauled into court and forced to explain under oath exactly how and why he diverted assets…
When a rule is named after you — even just colloquially — it’s either a very good thing or a very bad thing. I can remember a friend regaling the better half of a bar with stories of her grippy sock vacation. It may not sound like an entertaining subject for an impromptu story time,…
JD Vance (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Republicans are still getting to know their new VP nominee. Having served less than two years in the Senate, Vance had to grow a beard just so he wouldn’t be carded by the Senate bartenders. Some Republicans like what they see in the new convert to the Make…
The Department of Justice has appointed special counsel to investigate politically charged cases for over a century. But Judge Aileen Cannon decided she has found a nugget of wisdom that every judge since the late 1800s overlooked and jettisoned Trump’s classified documents case claiming that Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. Another of Trump’s appointees stepped…
Yeah, she wants nothing to do with the case. Glanville shenanigans aside, the case has been so full of nonsense you could make an easy compilation of all the BS that’s since transpired. No, seriously: Now, mind you, this half-hour analysis is based entirely on the first week of the case. A half hour may…
(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) The Supreme Court was already a busted institution three years ago when Joe Biden came to office. And that’s before they erased half a century of established constitutional rights and we learned that one justice has spent over three decades using the job as a personal piggy bank. Despite the loud calls…
(Image via Getty) Quinn Emanuel has a history of representing Elon Musk and his business ventures in court. Quinn planned to represent X Corp in a lawsuit against Bright Data Ltd., but the firm’s prior interactions with the opposing side seem to be enough to force it to conflict out. Law360 has coverage: Quinn Emanuel…